Where does “та́ма” come from?

та́ма (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Polish tama, from Middle High German tam.

та́ма (Serbo-Croatian): darkness

Definitions

  1. darkness

Ancestry of “та́ма”, step by step

та́ма traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish tama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtamadam
2Middle High Germantam—

via Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza *atʼama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza*atʼamapeach

Words derived from “та́ма”

Every word from Middle High German tam →Every word from Polish tama →